Basic Components of Service Learning Courses

(1 )Service learning is fully integrated into the academic content of the course.

(2) Academic credit is awarded for academic work that integrates the service-learning experience.

(3) Service-learning projects are designed to serve the public good by providing needed and desired service to the community.

(4) Course requirements include opportunities for students to reflect and write about the relationship between the content of the course and the service learning experience.

(5) At the end of the course, students assess the role of community service in both enriching the academic experience and increasing their commitment to civic engagement.